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- ↑ "A CHARTER PROPOSAL BY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC." (Archive) City of Indianapolis. Retrieved on February 5, 2014.
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- ↑ Brantley, Max. "Arkansas charter school operator teaching creationism in Texas." Arkansas Times . Thursday January 16, 2014. Retrieved on February 5, 2014.
- ↑ Kopplin, Zack. "Texas Public Schools Are Teaching Creationism." Slate . January 16, 2014. Retrieved on February 5, 2014.